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Knot-tying Practice String (copper-threaded rope)  self-made product
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Target Young children with visual impairments, lower grade elementary school children
Kindergarten and elementary school level
Disability category visual impairment
Teaching units / Applicable scenes activities for independent living pre-school education
Specific purposes Cultivate hand-eye coordination
Cultivate right and left hand coordination
Cultivate improved finger dexterity
Learn to tie a rope
Considerations for disability characteristics The rope is wrapped with a copper wire to help children be able to confirm the knot shape and the knotting process.
Expected effects and results Improvement in hand-eye coordination, right-left hand coordination and finger dexterity
Be able to verify the knotting process through touch
How to use A piece of rope 1cm in diameter is cut into 30cm, 40cm lengths.
Copper wire is twisted around the surface of the rope and passed through the middle of the rope.
Vinyl tape of different colors is taped onto the ends of the rope to distinguish right from left.
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  • Informant Special Needs Education School for the Visually Impaired, University of Tsukuba
  • Keywords Knot-tying string (rope)
  • Created 2017-11-02 14:38:41
  • Updated 2020-06-08 14:39:08